Ladder boot



Sept. 14 1926.

C. J. EVANS LADDER BOOT Filed March 21, 1925 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented gept. 14,- 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OEL'BLES I. EVANS, OFENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.

LADDER 3001'.

Application filed March 21, 1925. Serial No. 17,288.

' thickness thereof, and further whereby the boot may be positioned on the bottom of the leg portlons of the ladder or on the upper ends of said legs;

.To the attainment of the above broadly stated objects and others which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, reference is to be had to the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application; I

In the drawings Figure 1 is a pers tive view of astepladder provided wit the improvement. 1

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the boot.

Fi re 3 is a similar sectional view showing t 1e divided end portion of the boot fold ed aga nst the inner wall thereof.

v Figure 4 is a sectional view 3 on, the line 44ofFigureE1...

Figure 5 is abottom plan view of the boot" a" 1....1 b at a ...-..g.,' 180 e ra my 1mproved anti-slip boot is designed to'be arranged on bot t e top and bottom of a ladder sothat a frict onal engagement-will be exterted between the ground surface on which, the ladder is supported and against the surface on which'the ladder leans.

" Each of the boots has its base portion 1 of base is thickest at the center thereof. Prefebase portion 1 of each boot is erably the base has its outer face rounded both longitudinally and transversely, and the said outer face is formed with ribs and grooves. The ribs 2 are V-shaped in cross section, and the base is susceptlble to compression so that these ribs will effectively gri with the surface on which they rest, an consequently hold the ladder from sli )ing either laterally or longitudinally. T e' oots have their inner faces formed with rectangular pockets 10. The side and end walls of these ockets are reduced in thick-t ness, as at 4, or a suitable distance above the base. This materially adds to the clast city of the pocket portions of the boots so that the same-will ip the sides and edges ofthe legs 6 of a ladder 8. If desired, however, securing means may be passed through .the sides 3 of the boots to enter the ladder legs or stiles. One end of the boot is divided from the sides thereof. This end, indicated by the numeral 12 on the drawin s, may be folded against the inner wall of t e pocket in the boot and will add materially to the thickness of the said boot at this end thereof. This allows the boot to have its frictional surface in a line with the surface course, not folded in the pocket when the boot is employed upon the lower end of the ladder leg.

Having described the invention, I claim An anti-slipping boot for ladders comrising an elastic member having a .pocket 1n the outer face thereof and having its base of a greater thickness than the body thereof,

said base having its outer face formed with r bs, the inner wall of the basebeing inclined from one to the opposite end thereof, and one of the end walls of the boot being separated from the side walls thereof;

In testimony whereof I aflix my si ature. CHARLES J E ANS. 

